Ironing-table.



J. N. WHEELER.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1915.

1,177,667. Patented Apr. 4,1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL NILES WHEELER, OI GENEVA, ILLINOIS.

IBONIN'G-TABLE.

Application filed July 8, 1916. Serial No. 37,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL Nmns WHEELER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Geneva, in the county of Kane andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and.

useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawin s, forming a part thereof.

his invention relates to ironing tables having legs adapted to be folded under said table when the latter is not in use.

It has for its object to'improve the general construction of tables of this nature, and in particular to provide an efiiclent and simple means for attaching the legs thereof so as to afford astable structure, and one which can be manufactured at the minimum of cost.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of anironing table embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the under side of the table, the legs being shown in a folded position. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail views showing modifications in the form of construction of this invention.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the top of an ironing table, which is preferably of the usual form of ironing boards though other forms may be employed if desired. On the under face of the table top, near one end thereof, a transverse bar 2 is attached by means of screws or bolts 3, or other suitable fastenings. The outer ends of said bar are bent downward to form arms 4, as shown in the drawings, for the purpose of providing pivotal means for attaching a pair of supporting legs 5. Said legs are pivoted to the arms 4 by means of pins 6, and are rigidly connected to one another by means of the crossed brace rods 7 secured by means of the screws 8 to the legs. On the under side of said table top and adjacent the other end of the same, parallel guide-bars 9 are longitudinally disposed. Said guide-bars are formed of resilient material and are spaced apart substantially throughout their length and downward from the under side of said top to which they are secured by means of the screws 10 passing through holes provided in the upwardly and outwardly bent ends 11. A pair of legs 12, rigidly connected together in a manner similar to the pair 5, is slidably and pivotally connected to the under side of said top by means of the guide-bars.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

A pair of links 13 is pivotally connected at one of their ends to the arms 4 by means of the pins 6, and at their other ends to the legs 12 at the points 14. A second pair of links 13' have one of their ends pivoted to the legs 5 at the points 15 and their other ends pivoted to the legs 12 at the points 16.

A rod 17 connects the upper ends of the legs 12 and is'adapted for sliding engagement with the under faces of the guide-bars throughout their length, the said ends being embrace the lower ends of the other pairuof legs when they are both folded beneath the table, as shown in Fig. 2. By reason of the action of the connecting links both pairs of legs can be folded together or opened out by one operation, the upper ends of the pair of legs 12 being pivoted and slidable along the under face of the table by means of the guide-bars, as described.

In order to hold the legs 12 in a more secure or firm position when the table is in use a spring-catch 21 having a depending portion 22 is secured to the under face of the table between the guide bars 9. The depending end is adapted to engage with the rod 17 connecting the ends of the legs 12 1:gnd hold same against the ends of the guide ars.

It is evident that modifications in the details of construction of this invention may be made without departing from the spirit hereof, and which would be included in the appended claim. The guide-bars 9 could be made in other forms, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, and said bars could be attached to the table top by the use of wooden blocks and bolts as shown in Fig. 4. The same control of the upper ends of the pair of legs 12 could be accomplished by the use of a single guide -bar and attaching guides of metal 20, or other suitable material, to the rod 17 as illustrated in Fig. 5.

From the description it will be apparent hat the strength of this ironing table is ma- :erially increased by the addition of the guide-bars on its under face, while the said length and provided with upwardly and outwardly extending ends, another pair of legs connected by links with the first mentioned pair of legs whereby the upper ends of both pairs of legs will be inclined toward one another when the latter are folded out, a rod disposed between the second pair of legs and at a distance from their upper ends whereby frictional engagement between said rod and said guide-bars will permit sliding and pivotal movement of the said ends on the under surface of the top when the table is erected. J. NILES WHEELER. 

